The American International Toy Fair is a treasure trove of playthings, with more than 1,000 toy manufacturers and distributors showing off their toys, from classics like puzzles to the latest software and video games. It’s not open to the public, but we get industry access for Gifts.com. Identifying what will be the hottest toys... Read more »

Ice hockey may have originated in Canada, but there are plenty of Americans who enjoy watching, playing or coaching this fast-paced sport. This week, with the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team advancing to a gold medal match and the unbeaten men’s team preparing for a quarterfinal, hockey is enjoying a skyrocketing popularity. The regular... Read more »

No, that is not a typo. There really is a place in New York City where you can peruse 375,000 square feet of fun all at one go, if you can handle it. Unfortunately, not just anyone is allowed in to the Jacob Javits Center for the biggest toy fair in the country. The... Read more »

Know someone who’s coughing, achy, feverish and fatigued? Yep, it’s that time of year again—flu season—and February is one of the peak months for this wretched respiratory illness. It’s been a hearty flu season; by the first week of 2014, just over 26 percent of the nation had already tested positive for the flu,... Read more »

Did you start your day with a piece or two of chocolate? At my house, it’s a tradition to dive right in and savor a couple of bites of Valentine’s chocolate before the holiday really gets rolling. Quality control testing is … burp … very important! Later, we’ll unwrap the little trinkets the kids... Read more »

A lot of people will be stopping to smell the roses on Valentine’s Day. According to CNN, 224 million roses were grown for Valentine’s Day in 2013, with people spending $1.9 billion on flowers for this holiday. The most popular type of flower? Red roses, purchased by 51 percent of people buying flowers for... Read more »

You know the signs and symptoms: the four walls start to close in, you can’t recall a day that didn’t involve thermal underwear or a minus sign before the temperature. All your friends have been felled by it. And you worry you’re succumbing, too. Yes, you’ve got the fever: cabin fever! We feel your... Read more »

Shopping for gifts for men should be an Olympic sport. Seriously. It’s the hardest thing some of us do all year. Where can we look to connect with the male psyche when we are thinking about gifts? How can we tap into their wishes when they, more often than not, don’t want to reveal... Read more »

Laughter elevates your mood, decreases stress and boosts energy. Humor also plays an important role in forging new relationships—and making them last. When my husband and I took that hike, lost the trail and ended up scrambling down a cliff to make our dinner reservations, we laughed until we cried late into the night.... Read more »

Meet the Gurus

Kathryn D.W.Kathryn Drury Wagner is the senior manager of content at Gifts.com. She was formerly the executive editor at Honolulu Magazine, and is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Shopping on Oahu. Her career has included staff positions at Country Living Gardener and Power & Motoryacht. Her latest book is "Hawaii's Strangest, Ickiest, Wildest Book Ever!"

Gwen P. Gwen is the Editorial Curator at Gifts.com. In addition to writing blogs, she creates gift guides, curates the site, and produces content for our social media channels. As a freelance writer, she created blogs on fashion, art, travel, health and lifestyle. A talented jewelry designer, she's also a yogi and a hospital volunteer with her therapy dog, Lilo, a Pomeranian.